Really cool and clean skate park. I wondered if it would be well maintained and it really is well…read moremaintained. The skaters are cool, nobody bothers anyone rather they encourage each other. Since this is my first skate park it feels on the smaller side but heck it's a solid park. Ramps are all cement, no wood to have decay.

The skate park is open to all. The people that hang out here are pretty nice. It's a great way to…read morekill a couple of hours. Parking is free. There are a few ramps to work with.

First off, this spot is frequented... a lot. It's changed a bit over the years. First, it was…read morefenced. Fence is gone and now just open. The pavement is rough... but, the ramps must be pretty good cuz a lot of people go there, plus it's free. The Ramps are smooth, skateboarders go there like crazy, it's right next to the trail, next to the parking lot for city hall. No lights, so when it gets dark it's over. For free, in a one hoarse town... it's a good spot.

What a great park! There's shade from the surrounding trees…read more Also, there are round picnic tables. There is no shade at the picnic table area but I did see people bring their own tent to shade themselves - they were having a birthday party at the pump track. I like that there is a place with some tools to repair your bike if you so need to! Very helpful!

Free, very nice, paved pump track for riding bikes. There are actually 2 tracks- one for novice…read moreand one for more experienced. Nice group of people hang around it/support it. Small skate park next door and bike shop nearby.

I visited Ringwood State Park for a hike with a hiking group I'm apart of. This park has a lot of…read morecool sights to see as you go along the trail. When you first arrive, you arrive at a big house/mansion. I didn't get to read much on the history of this house, but the grounds were beautiful. They also gave a bit of a creepy vibe at times. The trail was fairly easy to hike. However, there was a part where you have to walk across a river. You have to be careful because some of rocks are slippery. I think this would be a good place to hike in the fall around Halloween just because of the creepy vibes.

Maybe not as well known but Ringwood State Park is a pleasure to walk with a lot of trails! The…read morearea around Shepherd Lake is beautiful and a perfect place to walk around with a cup of coffee. Also no fees for admission or parking! Follow my Instagram and TikTok @thephotographerfoodie for more! :)

Avoid at all costs while they are doing construction. It's impossible to actually get to a trail…read morehead. And there is no one in any of the offices to actually offer help. They should have warned us many trails closed or detours when we paid the parking fee. While not much I would have skipped the $10 feet since we actually didn't do anything during our trip as all the trail heads were too far

I've known about Bear Mountain State Park, not too far north of New York City as the crow flies,…read morefor a while. On a temperate holiday weekend, I drove up here with a friend who had been here many years ago, but didn't remember much about it. It's really not that far. With the exception of Long Island stretching over 100 miles, everything in the Tri-state New York area seems more compact than out West ... when traffic is flowing well. The state park is on the west side of the Hudson River and we reached it by continuing up the Palisades Parkway from New Jersey. I recommend going midweek if it's summertime. During other times of the year, every day should be okay if it's not a holiday. We were driving along on this landscaped highway, complete with stone arch bridges as if the Merritt Parkway, and it was going fairly smoothly until we got to the base of the mountain. On this holiday weekend, state park employees were preventing or metering how many vehicles could continue on the access road upward. We drove along aimlessly on nearby roads for a short while and then tried again. Luck prevailed in that the roadblocks had just been removed and we were able to drive up Bear Mountain. Other reviewers mention the pool, the lodge, and other recreational facilities in addition to lakes and trails, but we came here for the summit and its view. The road up is a windy one, so proceed cautiously. If anything, the natural environment here reminds you that there's a very different world outside of and not very far from New York City. There will different types of of vegetation and wildlife here and, with its name Bear Mountain, there will indeed be bears, but not of the type that are likely to "meet and greet." Up at the top of Bear Mountain is a rusticated stone tower - the Perkins Memorial Tower - as well as limited parking, trails, and benches. On this holiday weekend, the tower was closed to the public. The views available from the trails were still captivating and made it worth the trip. But I'm sure going up to the top of the tower would just give you a better view over the surrounding vegetation. In addition to the views, the topography, and the natural environment, the diversity of the people here is amazing, and I mean that in a good way. It went without saying that, in addition to people visiting from outside the area, many of those present who do reside in the Tri-state New York City area may not be native to the U.S. Thus, it's always interesting to try to figure out where they're from ... at least it is for me. I'm saving the best for last. After parking the car near the tower, descending on the trails on the slope of Bear Mountain gave a faint view of Manhattan's skyline over the hills and valleys in front of us. I was mesmerized by this. Autumn is most likely my favorite season and this state park could be a fine place to take in autumnal color midweek when there's "coffee weather" - cooler, comfortably overcast, and with fewer people. Picking up the car, having lunch, and driving up here chewed up the lion's share of the day. As such, we later crossed the Hudson on the Bear Mountain Bridge and ended up in Westchester County, thus shortchanging the time dedicated to seeing some of its highlights. I've been to Westchester County before, but for more "official" purposes, and realize more and more that it's worth going back to ... and exploring it slowly as well. Crossing the Hudson River into Westchester County and driving through it heading south made for an interesting way to reenter New York City. You can see that you're presented with what is an interesting loop trip: crossing the Hudson and up through New Jersey toward the state park and back down south, remaining in New York State ... or up through New York State, crossing the Hudson toward the state park, and then back down south through New Jersey. Either way, you can't go wrong with a well planned trip to scenic and verdant Bear Mountain State Park.

A great local park founded by the late great Andy Kessler who should in my opinion be its namesake…read more Used to have more verts but after recent concrete construction has more rails and is more beginner friendly. As of today the bowl is still under construction. Yes, there are scooter kids and a lot of bikes at times but you have to share the space. Definitely one of the better skate parks in the city.

Nice little park, good flow, good options, knee high rails, ledges, bank, gap, concrete mini, only…read moreissue is the death decks on the bank, 1/4, and half. they are maybe 2' wide and drop off 4', at least it's to grass, but still, not a great place to learn lip tricks, the mini ramp coping has plenty of slide but will stall. Was empty when I got there but then tons of kids showed up, seemed chill. Good is huge houses on one side, big houses on the other smaller more beat up houses on the other and the back of a police station on the closest side, if you want to build the skate park behind a hospital or a fire station that's a great place to do it but behind a police station you are just calling skateboarders criminals that need to be watched over by big brother and it's super offensive. Get it together people!!! skateboarding is not a crime, there was a big ad campaign about it in the 80s. there is parking 2hr limit until 7pm closes at dusk.

Easy access. Puts you right onto the trail. Well kept. Not well lit at night. Safe area to park.read more

Google maps said it was a park. It's pretty bad and overgrown…read more Small area for parking but I don't know why you would park and go lol

community exercise oriented park with softball and soccer fields, a skate park, a paved loop…read morewalking/running trail, a wooded covered picnic area with a grill (permit required.) , a playground.. surrounded by suburbia, quite generic location, but ok park for its purpose. clean.

PROS: This park is amazing. It has a nice skate park, long fishing dock, great waterfront, fields…read moreto play and relax in, and a playground for the kids. CONS: There is hardly any parking. there's one small side street and that's it OVERALL: I would highly suggest coming here especially if you're in the area. But expect to walk since you may have to park far away

A plaza style park near the Hudson. Nice location, however there are ALOT of children and families…read morethat don't realize this is a SKATEPARK and they have a habit of walking in all of the ramps while people are trying to ride them.